Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Inventories [Table Text Block]

The components of inventories are as follows:

	December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2021		2020
Raw materials	$	1,922	$	1,305
Work in process	676		540
Finished goods	2,453		2,184
Inventories	$	5,051	$	4,029

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2021		2020
Land	$	431	$	410
Buildings and improvements	2,575		2,192
Machinery, equipment and leasehold improvements	9,587		6,975
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	12,593		9,577
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,260		3,665
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	8,333	$	5,912

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2021						Balance at December 31, 2020
(In millions)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Definite lived:
Customer relationships	$	22,802	$	(7,792)	$	15,010	$	16,593	$	(7,450)	$	9,143
Product technology	6,041		(3,977)		2,064		5,523		(3,532)		1,991
Tradenames	1,722		(919)		803		1,213		(897)		316
Backlog	1,060		(59)		1,001		—		—		—
	31,625		(12,747)		18,878		23,329		(11,879)		11,450
Indefinite lived:
Tradenames	1,235		N/A		1,235		1,235		N/A		1,235
Acquisition-related intangible assets	$	32,860	$	(12,747)	$	20,113	$	24,564	$	(11,879)	$	12,685

Indefinite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2021						Balance at December 31, 2020
(In millions)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Definite lived:
Customer relationships	$	22,802	$	(7,792)	$	15,010	$	16,593	$	(7,450)	$	9,143
Product technology	6,041		(3,977)		2,064		5,523		(3,532)		1,991
Tradenames	1,722		(919)		803		1,213		(897)		316
Backlog	1,060		(59)		1,001		—		—		—
	31,625		(12,747)		18,878		23,329		(11,879)		11,450
Indefinite lived:
Tradenames	1,235		N/A		1,235		1,235		N/A		1,235
Acquisition-related intangible assets	$	32,860	$	(12,747)	$	20,113	$	24,564	$	(11,879)	$	12,685

Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The estimated future amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives is as follows:

(In millions)
2022	$	2,489
2023	2,358
2024	1,992
2025	1,669
2026	1,392
2027 and thereafter	8,978
Estimated future amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets	$	18,878

Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:

(In millions)	Life Sciences Solutions		Analytical Instruments		Specialty Diagnostics		Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services		Total
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	8,544	$	4,928	$	3,184	$	9,058	$	25,714
Acquisition	35		—		—		—		35
Currency translation	11		151		186		(56)		292
Balance at December 31, 2020	8,590		5,079		3,370		9,002		26,041
Acquisitions	1,560		56		8		14,400		16,024
Currency translation	(7)		(92)		(101)		59		(141)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	10,143	$	5,043	$	3,277	$	23,461	$	41,924